Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-05-07
WOMEN DOCTORS.
Fair, Eun Pledged VI. Bs and Their


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NEW NOEk. Ma3 "A really capable
woman car make a ggtat deal Of mcney prac
tlcing m,-ilCIne. sslu celebrated doctor Of
the male seX the o:aer day. Thsking over
that. re.,,erbe.d u that even here in New
York. where woilan is not ~ independent
and gloriousIy advanced creature she is
in the west-even here women Loctors flour
ish, earning honor ami gold
A class Of ten was graduated At the annual
commencement of the New FORK Medical Col
lege and Hospital for Women, ct Association
hall, in this city, the other night and | was
there 10 see Talk of fair women! Who
dars 10 say that intellectual or careering
women are plain by virtue OF necessity The
ten who stood upon the platform that even
ing and were transformed into full tiedged
doctors of medicine Were all handsome. Not
pretty. of course, for pretty women
never could have accomplished what
these ten splendid creatures did; but mentally
strong. with faces that would make them
fiatteringly marked women everywhere. All
but four were or had been married; but the
unmarried ONES had gone as courageouSly
through the course their older and more
experienced sisters. Novclis.s need write 10
more books to prove that the careers of
women doctors are nIppe1 i'll their incipiency
by marriage. Quite often II Is the other
way. Marriage brings needs which husbands
cannot always supply. The wife casts about
for what she can best do To insure a financial
reward. Wise Is that woman who becomes
master of profession or business. The fe-
male physician j. master of her own fortune.
The harder she works the more money she
makes
The graduates Of this class were all from
New York and New Jersey save two. One
of these two is from Iowa. the other q dark
eyed senorita from Brazil They go forth to
cure. If not kill, heartily indorsei by the
faculty of their alma mater. One professor
said they all deserved prizes--they had. studied
like philosophers. They wore pretty dresses
and flowers.
This is the only medical college exclusively
for women in the country, for aught | know
in the world. Its dean and founder, Mrs.
Clemence : Lozier, NJ. d., sat upon the
platform and submitted report The hall
was filled TO oyerfiowing with gH audience
that took the warrnest interest in the proceed
ings The fine, fair graduates and professors
there are some, not many, bewhiskered
profeSsors-were entertaining in their conf
mencement duties. Rev. A. II. Lewis made
"a brief address, which WAS 50 very liberal in
its sentiments toward woman that 1t has been
talked Of ever since. Henry Ward Beecher
spoke on the first commencement Of this col
lege He told them never TO ask the public
if a woman might practice medicine. The
hest way was for the woman TO 60 right on
and do it That hint has been acted upon
by the alumni OF the Woman's college and
they are succeeding splendidly.
In some of the charitable institutions in
this city woman fills the Office Of physician
in charge, and As assistants they are more
frequently employed and are quite as salts
factory as men. Sometimes, however, even
a medical education fails TO take the narrow
ness out of woman. The superintendent Of
a large charitable institution where women
are employed As resident physicians told me
that they kicked up awful rows sometimes.
One fair N. ID. would refuse to work with
another NJ H. because she had heard things
about her, and all that despicable old bust
neSs that sensible people abhor. But then
male doctors fight, too, sometimes over
things as petty as trash OF that kind. The
creature Is not perfection" said French
moralizer to Inc recently. No. he is not. and
the medicsted creature is often further from
it than some others. l.. C b.